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#8,083 All-time worldwide
#22 1964 releases

Movie profile

Zorba the Greek

1964 · 142 min · 20th Century Fox

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $9.0M
Budget $783,000
Gross minus budget $8.2M
ROI 11.49x

Domestic gross

$4.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$4.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$810,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Zorba the Greek ranks

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How did Zorba the Greek (1964) perform at the box office?

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Zorba the Greek (1964) earned a reported $9.0M worldwide against a reported $783.0K production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $8.2M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 11.49x. In this database it currently ranks #8,083 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #22 among 1964 releases.

Worldwide gross
$9,000,000
Budget
$783,000
Gross minus budget
$8,217,000
ROI
11.49x
Source: Reported box office data. Last updated: Jul 8, 2026. Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

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Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Dec 14, 1964
Production
20th Century Fox
Countries
GR, US

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1964, Zorba the Greek is positioned in this dataset as a Drama title from 20th Century Fox. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $9.0M, reported production budget is $783,000, gross-minus-budget is $8.2M, ROI is 11.49x. For comparison, it currently sits #8,083 all-time in the current chart set and #22 among 1964 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

AI-generated contextual summary based on available movie, genre, ranking and box office data. It does not replace official distributor notes or financial reporting.
Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.